Re:Seeing Through the Spartan Mirage
by FredPret on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @06:33PM
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Things are different now.
The US can destroy anyone by one guy pressing a button.
On the other hand, to win a non-nuclear war in the modern age, you need clever political positioning and a realistic end goal as well as battlefield results. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq 2.0 were all unwinnable no matter how well you fought.
The US can destroy anyone by one guy pressing a button.
On the other hand, to win a non-nuclear war in the modern age, you need clever political positioning and a realistic end goal as well as battlefield results. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq 2.0 were all unwinnable no matter how well you fought.